About the Company
Go-Ahead Group is a leading international public transport operator providing bus and rail services across the UK and internationally. With strong roots in the North East of England, we play an important role in connecting communities and helping people travel safely and sustainably every day.
Location: London
Scope: Responsible for energy strategy and utilities procurement and operations for the Go-Ahead Group across an international portfolio (primarily UK, Ireland, Singapore).
Portfolio: Electric bus depots, railway stations and operational sites. Electricity, gas and water utilities, with a strategic focus on electricity due to large and growing demand from fleet electrification and EV charging infrastructure.
About the Role
Core responsibilities:
* Ownership of the Group’s electricity procurement strategy, including portfolio optimisation, supplier strategy and market positioning.
* Development and management of the energy risk management and hedging framework for the electricity portfolio.
* Integration of flexibility market participation (e.g. demand-side response, aggregation, grid services) into the procurement and trading strategy to optimise EV charging demand.
* Assessment of strategic opportunities such as PPAs, private-wire arrangements, onsite generation and energy storage.
* Forecasting and modelling of electricity demand and energy costs, including EV charging profiles across the Group’s international operations.
* Operational oversight of gas and water utilities across the portfolio (primarily contract management and portfolio administration).
* Close management of the Group’s external utilities services partner, which supports the portfolio (electricity, water, gas) with market analysis, procurement execution, hedging implementation, metering management, bill validation and utilities administration.
* The role holder will direct and challenge this partner while progressively strengthening internal energy capability, ensuring the Group leads its energy strategy from an informed and commercially strong position.
Qualifications
Core attributes:
* Deep knowledge of electricity markets and procurement
* Energy portfolio strategy and risk management
* Strong analytical mindset
* Managing suppliers and external energy service partners
* Influencing senior stakeholders across multiple functions
Reports to: Electrification and Energy Planning Lead
Our commitment to you
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. We are committed to creating an inclusive workforce where all our people feel valued, supported and able to succeed.
All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): age, race, religion or belief, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, caregiving responsibilities or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
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